Mix up safety, style, comfort, and ease of use, and you have the Nuna Pipa. This sleek new guy on the block demands attention without asking for it. After using the Pipa for a couple of months, I can honestly say this is a bomb diggity car seat. Yup, I said it!
Manual
After purchasing a car seat, reading the manual is the next step after taking the seat out of the box. The Pipa’s manual clearly lays out everything you need to know about your new investment from preparing the seat for baby, to the inevitable cleaning instructions.
Preparing the seat for baby
Now that you have read the manual, it is time to introduce baby to their new ride! The Pipa is rated for babies from 4 to 32 pounds and up to 32 inches tall. We adjusted the seat for and secured an 8 month old, and 13 month old in the Pipa, and both fit comfortably thanks to the roomy seat. It seriously took only a minute to rethread the harness for each kiddo. It is difficult to find a carrier that can properly fit a preemie born at 34 weeks, but the Pipa has this 4 pound 7 ounce little guy covered with its plush infant insert!
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Installing in vehicle
The Pipa can be installed using LATCH, the vehicle’s seatbelt, or even baseless. The rigid LATCH installation is so quick and easy if you blink you’ll miss it! Simply flip the connectors out, pop them onto the lower anchors, and when the indicators on the LATCH turn green, you’re good to go. Lower the stability leg until its indicator also turns green, and that is the True Lock installation in action! You’re ready to drive into the sunset with your little one. Installing the Pipa with a seatbelt is also incredibly easy thanks to its built in lock off, and I love the security of the European belt routing when using the Pipa baseless.
Nuna has also included handy rigid LATCH guides for vehicles with hard to reach lower anchors. They are usually not needed, but if you have ever wasted time fishing around to find a buried seat anchor you know how awesome these guides are.
Safety Features
The Pipa will make a parent confident in their child’s safety, and even made this CPST a little giddy with its safety features. One of the first things you will notice about the Pipa is its ‘extra piece’, the stability leg. The Pipa is one of only two bases in the USA that offers this feature. The leg reduces forward rotation in an accident by up to 90%, lessening head injury. That’s huge! If you choose not to use the leg it can be conveniently stored within the base.
The European routing used when installing the carrier baseless also reduces the amount of forward movement. The seat is made of super resilient, top of the line plastics, and the upper portion of the seat is covered with energy absorbing foam. Add in side impact protection, and the fact the cover is Okeo Tex certified against harmful substances and… oh, my!
Convenience Features
By far the most convenient part of an infant seat is that the carrier can be removed from the base. It’s not always easy when the weight of a growing baby is added, but the Pipa makes toting baby around in the carrier effortless because it only weighs 7 pounds! I could easily carry my 10 month old around with the aluminum agronomical handle, and would have to say this is the most comfortable car seat I’ve toted an older baby around in. My preschooler can even pick it up!
The carrier cover is made of sleek and comfy, Okeo Tex certified, temperature-regulating fabric, and easily removes for cleaning. The memory foam in the seat back ensure baby is comfortable on long trips, and then there is the canopy. Oh, how I love the Pipa’s canopy! There is a flip out sun shade, and a vented top window for air flow, but what separates this canopy from the rest is the revolutionary Dream Drape. Un-zip the top of the canopy, pull out the drape, secure it to the carrier with its hidden magnets, and now baby has extra protection from the elements, or just a little privacy to finish that on the go nap. Although an older infant can easily detach the drape for an impromptu game of peek a boo, the Dream Drape is a much needed substitution to the pesky blanket that won’t stay draped over the carrier.
Customer service
Nuna’s customer service is a-mazing! It’s obvious that not only do they care about their product, but they also care about their customers.
Travel system
The Pipa works with Nuna and Maxi-Cosi adapters, transforming into a travel system with over 20 different strollers. It is a perfect fit with Nuna’s Pep!
Great video! Would love this car seat for my new little!!
This is exactly the look my husband and I are looking for in our next travel system which we plan to update for baby #3! I love the sleek black look, all the extra safety pictures, and the ease of turning it into a travel system!
I love the European belt routing when using the Pipa baseless! I saw it at a baby expo i went to and LOVED this the most!
I loved best about the review is that you explained what parents should do once you get a car seat and how to make sure child is restrained properly.
Love that the latch has lights that turn green that indicate it is properly installed and love that it goes up to 32 lbs and 32 inches!
I love most about the review is all the unique features were explained such as the stability leg, that it only weighs 7 lbs! (AMAZING!) and that you included a video too!
I love the foot prop for extra rebound control
I loved the fact that the kiddos are using the seats properly, in the review!!!
Awesome review! Love the explanation of the load leg!
I love this car seat. The blog explains all it’s benefits very well!
I love this car seat! The safety features are great, especially the latch guides! I could use that in my new car. I would love this car seat for our next baby! Great review, Melissa!
This looks awesome. Love the drape that comes with it and it’s so light weight!
Love this seat! Especially that it only ways 7lbs!! Oh and the leg on the base 🙂 I could go on and on, the thing practically installs itself!
Thank you for this review. I love the load leg and rigid latch. It looks so easy to install! 🙂
The rigid LATCH install looks so easy!
I absolutely love the load leg that the Nuna Pipa offers, along with rigid LATCH.
I loved how you did a proper installation, in various ways, for everyone to reference! Nothing is worse than a bad installation from a review blog!
I loved seeing the Dream Drape in action WITH a kiddo in the seat. 🙂
I love all the safety features!
I’m pretty i’m impressed by this product.
My favorite feature is the huge sunshade!
My favorite part of the review is how you showed the different aged babies in the seat. It can be hard to find one seat that works for every stage!
i like the sunshade
love all the safety feature and that it holds up to 32 lbs! that is amazing!
Love this product! i love everything created by nuna, so innovative!
I love the ease of install with the true lock.
How much does this retail for?
extra safety features
I love the dream drape feature.
I’d have to say I love the entire canopy on the nuna pipa! The dream drape is genius, our car windows aren’t tinted so of course the sun shines in bright and blankets get pulled down of course 🙂
It was super informative, which is very helpful, especially in the world of carseats!
I love the fact that you showed the correct installation of the wonderful car seat!
I’m happy to finally be able to see it set up with the stroller as a travel system! So pretty!
I love the stability leg, and how comfy it looks!
My favorite part of the review is the video, I love how you show how to install it each way. In my case would be with the vehicle belt, and the nuna pipa looks so easy to install with the vehicle belt unlike some other infant carseats!
I love how light this seat is. I am a petite person and can’t carry the weight of heavier car seats that can weigh in at 20lbs or more
My favorite feature of the Nuna Pipa, is the the stability leg! This is soooo important!
my fave feature is how lightweight and easy to install it is
I love the dream drap!
I think my favorite thing about this review, is how detailed it is. It’s very easy to follow but also has a ton of information about the Nuna Pipa.
Love the Nuna! Hopefully my little bundle gets to ride in this gem come May!
its a good high quality carseat!!
i love your video on how to install it. I found it very useful
I liked the review of the safety features
I love the canopy! Its nice to see a review on a product so that you can see the pros and cons. Love the video and very detailed information.
i like the temperature-regulating fabric
I love the stability leg and how it can be used up to 32in and 32lb!
would so love to win this! Thank you for the chance!
The ease/convenience and lightweight of it!
I love the huge sun shade. Also just the way it looks! So sleek and pretty.
I love that it adapts to 20 different strollers!
I love how easy it is to adjust the straps and love love LOVE how lightweight it is!
I liked seeing the installation stuff.
A very well composed review, easy to understand all the advantages of buying such a great product!
I love the dream drape!
looks super comfy and supportive for baby!
I love the Dream Drape idea! I have never seen that on a seat before.
I love that it only weighs 7 pounds! 🙂
Thanks for showing such a great example on different size children and how they fit in the Pipa. A great visual!
I like that your review focused on all the “real-mom” features of the Nuna. I’m sold!
I like that the Nuna Pipa is so easy to install correctly and so light
This car seat has been on my radar for some time now and I am so glad there is finally an in depth review from a third party! I love the look of the Pipa, I’m all about simple and classy gear for my soon to be here fourth baby (!) and that dream drape coupled with the stability leg has stolen my heart. My favorite part of your review was showing the three different aged children in the seat. When you look at infant seats, the two thoughts that pop up first are the weight of the seat and the comfort for your child as they grow. I do not want to lug around a heavy seat and a heavy baby, though the latter is bound to happen. I am so thrilled Nuna is finally available here!
Love the sleek design and the fabrics that are held to a high standard.
Excellent and quality products!!! I really like it.. Im a first time mommmaaa!!! 🙂
The dream drape is an awesome idea. And it looks like my baby would be comfy in it for a long time as apposed to most infant seats he’ll likely grow out of before he’s 6 months old.
I love that it’s able to be used up to 32 lbs and 32″ and only weighs 7 lbs!
I loved seeing how easy the base is to install! Thank you!
I love the idea of the extra leg support in the car!
I love that it can fit a child up to 32 pounds. The infant seat I have only goes up to 22 pounds and seeing that my 3 month old is already 16 pounds, we are going to have to find a new car seat.
I love the pictures showing the different aged children in the car seat. I like to see how children fit in it.
Love the canopy!
i love the fact that this wonderful carseat goes from infant to toddler and i dont have to switch
Great review, few others show enough photos of the actual seat. Can you tell me the number of inches this seat takes up front to back when installed with the base in the car? I love this seat but have heard that it is very long front to back and may not fit well in smaller cars. Thanks!
I loved how the blog showed how versatile the car seat it, showing a new born, 9 mo and 13 mo in the same seat. I also love how light he seat is! I need it. 😉
i love this review you didnt leave anything out you showed just what every mothers questions and concerns would be when purchasing a new car seat. love that its a traveler stroller and carseat all in one looks very comfy sturdy safe thanks for sharing and this wonderful chance
I dont see a box to answer a question for the giveaway so I will post another comment here, I like the weight of the nuna best, although the dream drape is awesome too.
My favorite feature is the latch system on the Pipa. I like the pics on your review the best!
I love the travel system! It is pretty awesome that it will adjust to so many strollers!
I love that you are reviewing these items and giving an honest opinion of them. We are expecting our first and are so overwhelmed. It is also so great to see all the photos and how easy it really is to use!
I like the safety features and easy install.
The base
I love all of the pictures,me specially pics of installation, and the picture with the newborn. Great review!
I love that it is transformed into a travel system and the weight (just 7 pounds). Awesome!
I love the safety leg – what a great idea.
I love how safe the Nuna is and I love how you showed the safe car installation
My favorite part of the review is the detailed photos 🙂
I absolutely LOVE that it accomodates kids from 4 to 32 pounds and up to 32 inches tall! Talk about a long lasting infant car seat!
Wow – the true lock installation is pretty amazing! Would sure making moving the car seat from car to car super easy! Thanks for the demo!
I liked the helpful video.
I love the lock installation for this product but for Nuna as a company I love how sleek everything looks!
I like that the review shows the way the seat fits growing children with ease!
i love the true lock installation, and the lasting accommodation for the baby to toddler
I love the dream drape feature! Amazing careseat all around!
I love the sleek look of the seat!
foot prop for better rebound control.
That it’s light! I have huge kids, and every pound helps!
kids in picture review are properly restrained!
With baby number 4 on the way, this would be awesome to win! Looks like an awesome car seat and thanks for for all the pics and demo!
I love the dream drape! Definitely would be helpful!
I like how it hooks up and becomes a travel stroller! Definitely handy
Really enjoyed this review and love how you showed us how to hook it up in the car. Would love to win this. Baby number 4 will be here in August and this would be awesome to bring him/her home in! Thanks for the chance!
Love the travel system!!
I like the foot prop…knowing that I have my car seat installed the right way is very important and with the foot prop
I like it is light weight & carrier cover is awesome!
What a great giveaway! Love the base install! How cool is that? This would be amazing for baby # 2 coming!
I love that the review came from a CPST =) But specific to the car seat, I love that it has rigid LATCH guides for vehicles with hard to reach lower anchors – mine are such a pain to grab.
I like that the seat is so light weight! 7 lbs is not bad at all. And I like the extra support with the stability leg!
I love how weight versatile it is and the safety features are awesome!
as for your review, very thorough! i liked seeing the latch features actually in a vehicle!
Love the memory foam adding comfort for long car rides 🙂
I really appreciated all the pics, made everything very clear and understandable.
I am very very impressed with “The leg reduces forward rotation in an accident by up to 90%, lessening head injury.” I have never seen this in other car seat and think its a great sealing point!
I love the stability leg safety feature , love this product.
That install looks awesome and the load leg <3 <3 <3!! Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!!
Very efficient looking system.
The temperature regulating fabric is my favorite.
What isn’t to love? I think I love the stability leg the most.
My favorite part of this review is the seeing the tiny baby strapped in. I heard a few months ago that this seat didn’t fit tiny babies. The install video is great.
Love the look of this seat! The dream drape would be nice for a little baby. I’m due with number 5 in April and would love to bring baby home in this amazing looking seat
I liked that the review has many photos and that its east to follow. Well done. Thank you!
I Love that the Nuna Pipa has the safety leg feature. Pretty cool. Also the weight accommodations. Awesome!
That its this car seat! I know so many women pregos that they would love it! Awesome thanks for the chance, light to
I love that its light to carry, easy to install. Awesome brand, great giveaway!
What I like best about the Nuna Pipa is the carrier cover. The cover makes the Pipa unique and one of a kind. There are so many amazing features about the Pipa that I absolutely love.
Thanks for the review, i liked the best about it is the pictures of how easy it is to install
I like in this sear the ease of installation and the satety features
Love the huge canopy and drape system! Much easier than balancing a blanket over top when babe is sleeping! Also how light it is – I have heavy babies!
That it comes off for easy cleaning!
how cool looking it is!
I loved the pictures of the different aged children in the car seat to see how it fits. I also love the latch things they provide to make for easier installation.
I love that it comes with the cool latch guides I also like that canopy.
I Love the load leg and the dream drape, so many amazing features rolled into one seat 🙂
The stability foot is my favorite feature of the safety features. Of the cool convenience features, that canopy!
I like the specifics on things like the LATCH anchor guides for buried LATCH anchors, and how light the seat is, how the rigid LATCH connectors have an indicator that turns green.
Its Too Hard To Pick Just One>>>All Features Are Great!!
I like the good explanations of each feature & the video of installing the seat
safety and versatility! and love the sleek design
i like the memory foam you mentioned in the seat
Looks like a great seat, would love to win one.
Like best – the high height/weight limit coupled w/ the ability to fit very small infants.
I love the load leg to reduce rotation in a crash. 🙂 I wish more of our seats in the US had this feature!
I saw this carseat in the store the other day and haven’t been able to get it out of my mind!
I love the foot prop, the easy installation and the dream drape!
I liked all the photos showing the different features!
I LOVE that the Pipa only weighs 7 lbs!!!!
I love how you showed how to install using LATCH, seatbelt and without a base and they all look so effortless and easy, yet safe!
Love the foot prop and the extended canopy.
I love that it is so light, so so safe and it’s compatible with Maxi-Cosi car-seat adaptors. I’ve been doing a ton of research for our first baby’s infant car seat and can’t get the Nuna Pipa out of my mind — would love to win this car seat!!
I love the Pipa because it can be installed using latch, the vehicle’s seatbelt, or even baseless! Awesome!
Thank You
I also love the idea in which “the Pipa works with Nuna and Maxi-Cosi adapters, transforming into a travel system with over 20 different strollers” I would love to win this awesome prize for my first baby!
Thank You for the opportunity!
I like the flip out sun shade! And of course the foot prop and rigid latch.
My favorite part of the review was seeing different sizes of kids in the Pipa!
I love the easy and very safe installation
I love that there’s adapters to be use with the Pep
love this!
I like the thourough review. It shows how different size and ages fit in The Pipa. Also, there aren’t very many reviewers out there that talk about the customer service. That’s a HUGE plus, especially since customer service is called a lot in this household and determines most of the time if we would purchase again or recommend to a friend.
What I like most about the Nuna Pipa has to be the ease of taking it in out of the car due to the latch feature.
I love the easy installation! 🙂
Perfect!!! Is important to know how to put it in the car, for the kids safety!!
I like the flip out shade demo, and seeing how the rigid latch works.
My fav parts of the review were the installation photos and seeing the different size kids that can use the Pipa.
flipout sun shade is a great feature not seen in other car seats
The extra piece called the stability leg.
My favorite aspect of the car seat is how easy it is to adjust straps to fit correctly and also the weight of the seat. Both are so important to me!
Veralynn
I like the fact it can hold from 4 to 32 lbs.
I like the dream drape and the foot prop!
I love the easy install of the base and the low weight of the seat. So convenient.
My favorite feature is Pipa has ‘extra piece’, the stability leg that could reduces forward rotation in an accident by up to 90%, lessening head injury. Thank you for the chance.
That stability bar looks like a really good safety feature!
What’s not to love? I loved all the photos showing the features of the Nuna. It makes it so much easier to understand just what make the Nuna a fantastic seat with the help of visuals!
My favorite part is the stability bar and the dream drape! I have been looking at this car seat so glad to see it is getting the reviews I hoped for!
The best part of the review is seeing all the different size babies in the car seat, shows the actual function of the car seat!
This is a very thorough review yet it remains simple. I like the fact that it contains lots of visuals so that I am able to compare.
So many unique and awesome features!
What a great review!! I love the easy car seat, install(with pictures was a GREAT idea!) and my 34wkers were 4lbs 8oz 🙂 so I know they would fit!!
I love the dream drape! and how LIGHT it is. i love how you took a lot of pictures and had different sized children in it. that was really helpful
I like that it seems very comfy, well padded.
I love the video, very easy to follow.
Always like seeing videos explaining how it works.
I love how detailed it was. Shows how easy the Nuna is to manage and that’s the best thing when your a new mom, easy handle gear.
What is not to love? Safety features, extra canopy shade…just to name a few!
I love the safety features and the easy latch installation features! Sometimes it’s so hard to connect to the anchors when you have to move the seat aside. Problem solved!
the light weight of only 7 lbs would be amazing with my chunky littles.
I loved the base. that is great!
Easy install!
First of all, I love that it is Nuna- a brand I adore and trust! But more than that, I love that the carrier is so lightweight! My 4 month old is 17lbs – and with his current carrier- it is so heavy that he’s given my hands calluses!
I appreciate the fact the review is thorough, whereas many reviews just simply say “I like it and recommend it” but don’t say why. This review covered all the basics but went beyond- and adding the video was a nice touch as well. Thanks!
Love the shade and true lock install.
Love the verbal and visual aid of your reviews. A picture is worth a thousand words.
would love to win this! We have a baby on the way in 4 weeks and it’s on our registry!
Love the sunshade piece & easy installation!
I love that it has that additional safeguard to ensure proper installation with the lever that goes down to the floor – so amazing!!
My favorite part of the review was seeing the convenience feature that the carrier lifted out of the base…important when you’re a 4’10 mom!
As simple as it may seem, my favorite feature that comes with this car seat are the rigid LATCH guides. I have never seen those before and can only imagine the time they help save, especially since I am one of those people usually trying to find them! I appreciate when companies think outside the box and try to make their customers’ lives easier. Thanks Nuna!
My favorite part of the review were all the sweet, little models you used 🙂
I love that it’s NUNA! easy installing is a plus too.
The pictures were very helpful to get a feel for the product.
LATCH installation is a great feature
The ease of installation.
I like the rigid latch guides and the eurpoean belt path when the carseat is installed without the base
my favorite part of the review is the picture of the actual preemie in the carseat. As the mom of 4 preemies I have seen many carseats “safe” for preemies, but many are actually so uncomfortable looking when you put the baby in it that I doubt they are really safe for 4lb’s. But, your little guy actually looks quite comfy in the Pipa
I love the stability leg, the weight, and the fact that it can fit a wide range of kids.
I loved the close ups too and the fact that there are a lot of pictures. The video is great.
I like that the review shows all ways of installing.
I like the red and green indicators to let you know if the seat is installed properly
I liked all the security features shown in the blog. I love the latch system
I love that you can use the car seat with the stroller 🙂
I love the stability leg best – what an awesome safety feature! Every seat should have this!
My favorite part was seeing the car safety features that it has.
love the shade
I keep trying to comment and I’m not sure it’s working. Either way I’m in love with this car seat, love how light it is and that is has all these extra safety features. I also love the little sunshade.
True lock installation! I also love that it let’s you know right away if it’s installed correctly or not.
I loved that the review was broken up into various categories, showcasing the car seat’s various features.
I also loved the photo of the Pipa clicked into the Pep frame. What an amazing travel system!
I love the canopy!! I’m excited to see it in a stroller as well.
Love the look of this seat!
LOVE, LOVE the canopy and that extra pull down shade. Wow!
Oh and thank you for the descriptions of what the leg in the back helps with as well as mentioning the european routing for baseless install. It makes me want the seat even more. The video at the end of the blog entry was also very helpful.
My wife and I loved the true lock installation feature.
Heard about this giveaway from my wife and she loves Nuna so I’m all for it! I did my research and I like that the system is long lasting.
I like all the details of the product and how the car seat is able to be used.
I love that it can be transformed into a travel system with over 20 different strollers.
I like the different uses of the seat. I also liked the weight range for the seat.
I like how you showed how easy it is to install the seat.
I thought you couldn’t use the leg with the stow and go??
Thank you for posting. The product looks nice. In your video you showed the Pipa set up secured using the car seat belt without the base. However, what’s confusing is that it seems like the car seat belt could go over your baby’s legs when secured through the guides which seemingly would limit the baby’s leg movement. I could be viewing it incorrectly. Could you please help shed some light? Thanks.